26 Ridley Close, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HB

26 Ridley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cropston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 sits 57.1% above the 2016 sale of £307,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.